Did they cite any information about testosterone levels in Liberals vs. Conservatives?
I wouldn't be suprised to see the anti-war movement literally make us weaker.
Heck, look how many liberals have never even fired a gun.
We'll, first of all, human life on earth will not last that long, we might return, but we'll have left.
But, without death, the weak with live and mate with the weak. I've allways beleived it. The income gap will always grow. It has to by the very nature of progression. This isn't new.
That's non-discrimination laws for you. It doesn't matter that you will take the loss of potential customers if they can't find their way around you site. It doesn't matter if you don't want to sell to whites/blacks. It doesn't matter if you can't afford to widen all your doorways and build ramps etc.
The fact is, we no longer have the right to own property in this nation. We can't even do buisness in "residental districts".
The more you look around, the more you realise, we are extreme-socialists, and are losing our rights daily.
FYI E-Mail, is communication, and is covered by the first amendment. That however only protects against governmental infingement. Private citizens and corps. are allowed to block etc. if they wish.
People oppose outsourcing for the same reason they oppose "free-trade"; it's not free.
The only thing it is free of is government oversight. But the major reason why these jobs are being exported is because of the cheaper labor, which is a direct result of fewer civil/labor protections. In China you can work people for as long a you want(I suppose). Sure they have a job, but this job isn't helping anyone. Americans lose it. Chinese get it, and are oppressed.
I'm all for trade and outsourcing jobs, so long as the government levies tariffs porportional to the unfair advantages gained by companies in oppressive countries.
I would be nice to see advancements, and we will in any case, but it bring on a boat load of questions.
When is a human human? What about when we can simulate all senses? Matrix anyone? It begins to get REAL scary REAL quick. Seriously, how will we handle this crap?
1. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field. 2. The air or climate in a specific place.
3. (Abbr. atm) Physics. A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. It equals the amount of pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees Celsius under standard gravity, or 14.7 pounds per square inch (1.01325 × 105 pascals).
4. A dominant intellectual or emotional environment or attitude: an atmosphere of distrust among the electorate.
5. The dominant tone or mood of a work of art. 6. An aesthetic quality or effect, especially a distinctive and pleasing one, associated with a particular place: a restaurant with an Old World atmosphere.
No, they are not. "By definition", they bring in more money than they cost. That does not mean they are in "humanity's best interest". Ok, I should have said, "'By implication' profitable ventures are in humanity's best interest."
Because sometimes it's *you* who can't pay. Ever been broke? Should you deserve to die because you got sneezed on by some unclean jerk during the short period where you didn't have enough money for medication? That doesn't change the fact that I "should" die. Certianly it's ok to be saved. Just not manditory.
Your ideal world is the "law of the jungle". It's in the top of your list, "1. Arm Citizens". What do you think happens when a beloved family member of one of those "armed citizens" becomes deathly ill and needs medicine they can't pay for? Do you think they'll just politely die, as you think is their darwinian duty? Don't count on it. I wouldn't count on it, but just looking at America you'll see how rarely that happens. I see this first hand as my dad(lawyer)'s clients sit around and die, as he fights tooth and nail to get their insurance company to pay what they have sworn to pay. Of course they should shoot up the insurance company when they are being literally killed, but they don't.
Darwinism would suggest they take those arms and acquire what they need (or want) by force. Who are you to stop them? It's darwinism, after all. No. It works both way's, they may try to do that, but I may try to prevent them.
It's not just the survival of the one with the biggest gun and the most money. It's also strength in numbers. And as such, I may ally with others to prevent it.
Proof: murder, robbery, and war, are all profitable, and are very much *not* in humanity's best interest. So with our interests against being murdered, robbed, and waged war upon, we prevent them from profiting.
What? It's OK for the government to help keep you alive with police, fire, and military? Hypocrite. And we protect one another from foreign attacks.
So while the freedom of speech should protect everyone's right to speak, it should not ensure that their speech is heard, or ensure that they choose to excetcise it. Merely allow them to, and prevent impediments.
But free medical care helps you, too, even if you can fully afford it on your own. Fewer people coming in to the office sick, fewer children getting sick at your school. You lessen unemployment, you lessen stress, you allow people the freedom to spend money on what they want, rather than on what they are forced to, which leads to a stronger economy and a healthier, more robust society. And this is where are fundimental beliefs differ. I believe that that lowest segment, which can't keep themselves alive, lacks either the will or ability to make money. Bad luck happens to us all. It happens in the wild, it will undoubtably happen to modern humanity as a whole. But by not strainign the strongest in times of prosperity, they may continue to survive durring the periods of extreme stress.
Not all services are bad. I'll pay to arrest criminals, keep the neighborhood free of fire, and defend the nation. But I won't... Hell I forgot what I was argueing. My real point is. We know Communism doesn't work. Now it's between Capitalism and Socialism. Europe has picked Socialism. Let's not put all our eggs in one basket.
Technology should move at the speed of profitability, not humanity's best interest.
Reply: And this is exactly why there are no more antibiotics on the horizon -- much more profit in Viagra.
I admit I'm a capitalist, but; Profitable ventures are by definition in humanity's best interest. People pay for things that help them, and don't pay for things that harm them.
We buy oil because that is the resourcefull option. It's Darwinism, and it works. Government spends money on unprofitable space ventures to secure it's dominance over the competition, which in the end is a profit. It sounds terrible, but I am yet to hear one good reason to make antibiotics for people who can't pay. Viagra provides leisure for hardworking citizens thus increasing their production capacity. Keeping the poor, homeless, nicheless, leaches of Africa alive provides what? More babies? No. Order of operations buddy.
1. Arm Citizens(provides self-reliance & protects against mistreatment of workers) 2. Establish Capitalist Democracy(provides venue) 3. Industrialize(provides capital) 4. Sell Antibiotics
What you reccomend: 1. Give Free Antibiotics 2. Watch Them Mate
If you can't keep yourself alive, you deserve to die. It's that simple.
This seems to be a common European problem, and increasingly American one too; improper logic. Sure M$ is a big company, sure they make a ton of money, sure you think they're evil, but they still have a right to equal protection under the law. It's for the same reason we tried Nazi war criminals before punishing them; Why we try Saddan before killing him. I'm not sure who's right or wrong, but they've got a right to be treated fairly.
On a less firmly planted ground, I hope MS wins. Not even because they may be right, but because I hate the EU and their Anti-Capitalist idealogy. They take capital power from their people, the take arms from their people, they censor their people(ok, not as much as NorthKorea or China, but still), they take every means of rebellion so as presumably they may enslave their people. Worst of all, it isn't a conspiracy but an insidious thought process that utterly lacks any spine whatsoever to the extent that they enslave themselves for "protection", or "welfare", or "healthcare", or " 'stable' government-run utilities".
Hell, I hope M$ wins, makes hundreds of billions, forms an army with the money, and invades europe. Or maybe prioritieze better and go after Iran and the Dictatorships first... but that's a little OT
He's completely right.
Trying to read these posts, although ledgible, sucked the entire point of the posts away. People just blabber about with page long replies, which you can't help but become disinterested.
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I welcome this, so long as they cite sources/evidence for me to double check.
Did they cite any information about testosterone levels in Liberals vs. Conservatives? I wouldn't be suprised to see the anti-war movement literally make us weaker. Heck, look how many liberals have never even fired a gun.
These people are trying to silence others because they have different views.
We'll, first of all, human life on earth will not last that long, we might return, but we'll have left. But, without death, the weak with live and mate with the weak. I've allways beleived it. The income gap will always grow. It has to by the very nature of progression. This isn't new.
FYI, "Freedom" isn't allways defined as "being free of all restraints". The word also means, "the ability or power to escercise one's will".
What incentive is there to tell the truth at exit polls? I have a right to keep my vote private, and the only way to do that is to randomly lie.
does it matter? If these lossed sales more than make up for it in new sales, can they still sue for the lost ones?
That's non-discrimination laws for you. It doesn't matter that you will take the loss of potential customers if they can't find their way around you site. It doesn't matter if you don't want to sell to whites/blacks. It doesn't matter if you can't afford to widen all your doorways and build ramps etc. The fact is, we no longer have the right to own property in this nation. We can't even do buisness in "residental districts". The more you look around, the more you realise, we are extreme-socialists, and are losing our rights daily.
FYI E-Mail, is communication, and is covered by the first amendment. That however only protects against governmental infingement. Private citizens and corps. are allowed to block etc. if they wish.
Sounds like someone is being drawn back to Anti-competitive business practices.
People oppose outsourcing for the same reason they oppose "free-trade"; it's not free.
The only thing it is free of is government oversight. But the major reason why these jobs are being exported is because of the cheaper labor, which is a direct result of fewer civil/labor protections. In China you can work people for as long a you want(I suppose). Sure they have a job, but this job isn't helping anyone. Americans lose it. Chinese get it, and are oppressed.
I'm all for trade and outsourcing jobs, so long as the government levies tariffs porportional to the unfair advantages gained by companies in oppressive countries.
I think computers will bring on a great new age of illeteracy
Incase you didn't realise, writing that on an online newspaper, where I and others read it doesn't tend to contribute to its accuracy.
Yeah, kinda.
I would be nice to see advancements, and we will in any case, but it bring on a boat load of questions.
When is a human human?
What about when we can simulate all senses? Matrix anyone?
It begins to get REAL scary REAL quick. Seriously, how will we handle this crap?
atmosphere (t'm-sfîr') pronunciation, n.
1. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
2. The air or climate in a specific place.
3. (Abbr. atm) Physics. A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. It equals the amount of pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees Celsius under standard gravity, or 14.7 pounds per square inch (1.01325 × 105 pascals).
4. A dominant intellectual or emotional environment or attitude: an atmosphere of distrust among the electorate.
5. The dominant tone or mood of a work of art.
6. An aesthetic quality or effect, especially a distinctive and pleasing one, associated with a particular place: a restaurant with an Old World atmosphere.
Heck at Mach 7.6 it's probably enough to smash an atom. Just duct tape some uranium to the tip and off you go.
"BUY?"
Why would your pay for porn?
It's not about the nuclear alone. We still use oil cars.
It's not about hydrogen cars. We get the electricity from coal.
But with Hydrogen cars getting power from nuclear plants, we can cut emissions drastically while saving a ton of money.
No, they are not. "By definition", they bring in more money than they cost. That does not mean they are in "humanity's best interest".
Ok, I should have said, "'By implication' profitable ventures are in humanity's best interest."
Because sometimes it's *you* who can't pay. Ever been broke? Should you deserve to die because you got sneezed on by some unclean jerk during the short period where you didn't have enough money for medication?
That doesn't change the fact that I "should" die. Certianly it's ok to be saved. Just not manditory.
Your ideal world is the "law of the jungle". It's in the top of your list, "1. Arm Citizens". What do you think happens when a beloved family member of one of those "armed citizens" becomes deathly ill and needs medicine they can't pay for? Do you think they'll just politely die, as you think is their darwinian duty? Don't count on it.
I wouldn't count on it, but just looking at America you'll see how rarely that happens. I see this first hand as my dad(lawyer)'s clients sit around and die, as he fights tooth and nail to get their insurance company to pay what they have sworn to pay. Of course they should shoot up the insurance company when they are being literally killed, but they don't.
Darwinism would suggest they take those arms and acquire what they need (or want) by force. Who are you to stop them? It's darwinism, after all.
No. It works both way's, they may try to do that, but I may try to prevent them.
It's not just the survival of the one with the biggest gun and the most money. It's also strength in numbers.
And as such, I may ally with others to prevent it.
Proof: murder, robbery, and war, are all profitable, and are very much *not* in humanity's best interest.
So with our interests against being murdered, robbed, and waged war upon, we prevent them from profiting.
What? It's OK for the government to help keep you alive with police, fire, and military? Hypocrite.
And we protect one another from foreign attacks.
So while the freedom of speech should protect everyone's right to speak, it should not ensure that their speech is heard, or ensure that they choose to excetcise it. Merely allow them to, and prevent impediments.
But free medical care helps you, too, even if you can fully afford it on your own. Fewer people coming in to the office sick, fewer children getting sick at your school. You lessen unemployment, you lessen stress, you allow people the freedom to spend money on what they want, rather than on what they are forced to, which leads to a stronger economy and a healthier, more robust society.
And this is where are fundimental beliefs differ. I believe that that lowest segment, which can't keep themselves alive, lacks either the will or ability to make money. Bad luck happens to us all. It happens in the wild, it will undoubtably happen to modern humanity as a whole. But by not strainign the strongest in times of prosperity, they may continue to survive durring the periods of extreme stress.
Not all services are bad. I'll pay to arrest criminals, keep the neighborhood free of fire, and defend the nation. But I won't... Hell I forgot what I was argueing. My real point is. We know Communism doesn't work. Now it's between Capitalism and Socialism. Europe has picked Socialism. Let's not put all our eggs in one basket.
Technology should move at the speed of profitability, not humanity's best interest.
Reply: And this is exactly why there are no more antibiotics on the horizon -- much more profit in Viagra.
I admit I'm a capitalist, but; Profitable ventures are by definition in humanity's best interest. People pay for things that help them, and don't pay for things that harm them.
We buy oil because that is the resourcefull option. It's Darwinism, and it works. Government spends money on unprofitable space ventures to secure it's dominance over the competition, which in the end is a profit. It sounds terrible, but I am yet to hear one good reason to make antibiotics for people who can't pay. Viagra provides leisure for hardworking citizens thus increasing their production capacity. Keeping the poor, homeless, nicheless, leaches of Africa alive provides what? More babies? No. Order of operations buddy.
1. Arm Citizens(provides self-reliance & protects against mistreatment of workers)
2. Establish Capitalist Democracy(provides venue)
3. Industrialize(provides capital)
4. Sell Antibiotics
What you reccomend:
1. Give Free Antibiotics
2. Watch Them Mate
If you can't keep yourself alive, you deserve to die. It's that simple.
This seems to be a common European problem, and increasingly American one too; improper logic. Sure M$ is a big company, sure they make a ton of money, sure you think they're evil, but they still have a right to equal protection under the law. It's for the same reason we tried Nazi war criminals before punishing them; Why we try Saddan before killing him. I'm not sure who's right or wrong, but they've got a right to be treated fairly.
On a less firmly planted ground, I hope MS wins. Not even because they may be right, but because I hate the EU and their Anti-Capitalist idealogy. They take capital power from their people, the take arms from their people, they censor their people(ok, not as much as NorthKorea or China, but still), they take every means of rebellion so as presumably they may enslave their people. Worst of all, it isn't a conspiracy but an insidious thought process that utterly lacks any spine whatsoever to the extent that they enslave themselves for "protection", or "welfare", or "healthcare", or " 'stable' government-run utilities".
Hell, I hope M$ wins, makes hundreds of billions, forms an army with the money, and invades europe. Or maybe prioritieze better and go after Iran and the Dictatorships first... but that's a little OT
He's completely right. Trying to read these posts, although ledgible, sucked the entire point of the posts away. People just blabber about with page long replies, which you can't help but become disinterested.
Brilliant!!! Hook a server up to ONE hdd so you can lose EVERYTHING at once.